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Money talks: Interest-free transfer deals and kids with cardshttp://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/jul/03/interest-free-transfer-credit-debit-cards
Banks rush to offer long-term 0% interest on transfers and a debit card for youngsters<p>Hello and welcome to this week's Money Talks – a round-up of the week's biggest stories and some things you may have missed</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/jul/03/interest-free-transfer-credit-debit-cards">Continue reading...</a>Credit card feesCredit cardsPropertyMortgagesMoneyDebit cardsBanks and building societiesUK newsThu, 03 Jul 2014 11:46:23 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/jul/03/interest-free-transfer-credit-debit-cardsprNorwegian hopes to succeed where Freddie Laker failed. Does its plan stack up?Spot BlueKalkan, Turkey Photograph: Spot BlueCarl Court/AFPPhotograph: Carl Court/AFPNicholas Rigg/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Nicholas Rigg/Getty ImagesprWill giving youngsters debit cards encourage them to learn money management or just make mini-consumers of them?prWill giving youngsters debit cards encourage them to learn money management or just make mini-consumers of them?Hilary Osborne2014-07-03T11:46:23ZMoney talks: banks 'underpaying' over PPI and mysterious debt collectorshttp://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/jun/05/money-talks-ppi-debt-collectors-property
Big jump in house prices in May, Boris tries to tackle empty homes, plus we look at what £170 a week will enable you to rent around the country and collective pension schemes<p>Hello and welcome to this week's Money Talks – a round-up of the week's biggest stories and some things you may have missed</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/jun/05/money-talks-ppi-debt-collectors-property">Continue reading...</a>Banks and building societiesHouse pricesPropertyCouncil taxTaxFamily financesPensionsCredit cardsBorrowing & debtMoneyThu, 05 Jun 2014 14:24:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/jun/05/money-talks-ppi-debt-collectors-propertyprThe NutriBerry Slim site.Linda Nylind/GuardianPhotograph: rightmove.co.ukThis tiny London studio flat costs £170 a week. Photograph: rightmove.co.ukAlamyPensions minister Steve Webb says the new schemes could offer savers a 30% bigger pension. But are they all they're cracked up to be? Photograph: AlamyAndrew Winning/ReutersHouse prices saw a big jump in May, adding £7,000 to the average price. Photograph: Andrew Winning/ReutersAndrew Winning/ReutersHouse prices saw a big jump in May, adding £7,000 to the average price. Photograph: Andrew Winning/ReutersHarriet Meyer2014-06-05T14:24:00ZMoney talks: Credit where credit is new, and a housing market conundrumhttp://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/may/08/money-talks-credit-house-prices-tesco-leeds
Tesco Bank and Leeds building society do their bit for first-timers, and Halifax figures cast doubt on talk of a house price bubble<p>Hello and welcome to this week's Money Talks – a round-up of the week's biggest stories and some things you may have missed</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/may/08/money-talks-credit-house-prices-tesco-leeds">Continue reading...</a>Credit cardsBorrowing & debtBanks and building societiesHouse pricesPropertyHousehold billsConsumer affairsUK newsMoneyThu, 08 May 2014 11:22:25 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/may/08/money-talks-credit-house-prices-tesco-leeds/Everett Collection/RexHopeful beneficiaries at the reading of the will in a scene from Grand Budapest Hotel. These days firms often take a slice from deceased investors' funds. Photograph: Everett Collection/RexSanderson YoungPhotograph: Sanderson YoungPABloombergSome Sky branch managers are said to ignore internal complaints about the way bonus-driven agents mislead unwary customers. Photograph: BloombergScott Barbour/Getty ImagesHalifax reports a monthly drop in house prices. Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty ImagesMurdo Macleod/GuardianTesco Bank launches a credit card aimed at those who do have access to mainstream credit deals. Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the GuardianMurdo Macleod/GuardianTesco Bank launches a credit card aimed at those who do have access to mainstream credit deals. Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the GuardianHilary Osborne2014-05-08T11:22:25ZMoney Talks: interest rate battle; Daft deal; They're having a laughhttp://www.theguardian.com/money/2012/nov/08/money-talks-interest-rate-battles
<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/signup/2012/oct/18/1" title="">Sign up to the Money Talks weekly email for all the latest news</a><p>There's an interest rate battle going on out there, and once again borrowers are getting the best of it. M&amp;S Bank has just cut its personal loan rate to what could be the lowest ever offered to UK consumers: borrowing between &pound;7,500 and &pound;15,000 will be charged at just 5.5%. This comes as credit card providers fight to win customers who have balances to transfer – Miles Brignall has a <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012/nov/02/credit-cards-balance-transfers-price-war" title="Credit cards are back in the balance transfer market">guide to the best deals out there</a>. For savings rates, though, the battle seems to be to the bottom: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012/nov/05/nsi-cuts-isa-interest-rate" title="NSI cuts Isa interest rate with immediate effect">NS&amp;I cut its Isa rate to 2.25% on Monday</a>, with immediate effect and rates are tumbling elsewhere. Some are blaming Funding for Lending, which is designed to encourage banks and building societies to offer mortgages but has left them with less need to raise deposits from savers. Anyone with money to put aside could be forgiven for thinking monetary policy is against them.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/money/2012/nov/08/money-talks-interest-rate-battles">Continue reading...</a>Credit card feesCredit cardsMoneySupermarketsRetail industryBanks and building societiesBusinessPayment protection insuranceInsuranceThu, 08 Nov 2012 13:09:50 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/money/2012/nov/08/money-talks-interest-rate-battlesPRAlicia Canter/ObserverThere are good credit card deals to be had for those with balances to transfers. Photograph: Alicia Canter for the ObserverAlicia Canter/ObserverThere are good credit card deals to be had for those with balances to transfers. Photograph: Alicia Canter for the ObserverHilary Osborne2012-11-08T13:09:50Z